Lipscomb University

2016: Named Second Team All-Southeast Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America...Named First Team All-Conference for the second consecutive season...Voted to the Preseason All-Conference team by the ASUN coaches...Named to the ASUN All-Academic Team...One of five Bisons to play in all 18 matches earning 17 starts...Led the team with 11 goals and four assists for a team-high 26 points, third most in the ASUN...His 11 goals tied for the second-most in the ASUN...His 1,477 minutes were the fourth-most on the team...Led the team with three game-winning goals, tying for the ASUN best in that category...Tallied two goals in a 3-0 win over Western Illinois (8/28) and in a 2-1 victory over USC Upstate (10/8)...Scored a goal and an assist in three games against FAU (8/26), Belmont (9/13) and FGCU in the ASUN Semifinals (11/5)...Had a point in 10 of his 18 matches played...Scored nine points in a 4-game stretch from 10/8-10/25...Scored five points in two ASUN Tournament games earning a spot on the All-Tournament team...Scored his only penalty attempt in the season-opening 3-0 win over FAU (8/26)...Added three corners, one of 11 Bisons to take one.

2015: Named First Team All-Conference as a freshman...In a breakout season Paynter scored six goals to lead the Bisons and rank third in the ASUN...Tied for the team lead with 12 total points, which were fifth most in the conference...Playing all but 19 minutes on the season, Paynter was just one of three players to start all 17 games for Lipscomb...He led the team in shots (39) and shots on goal (20)...He nailed the game-winner in the regular season finale at Stetson (10/31) to clinch the No. 3 seed for the Bisons in the conference tournament...Notched first career multiple-goal game against Georgia Southern (9/18) with two scores...Played season high 110 minutes against GSU...Attempted season high four shots in three matches against Eastern Illinois, USC Upstate and Jacksonville...

Prep: Four-year letter at Manatee High School...2012 District Champion where he was tied for the top scorer...Ranked No. 7 player in Florida by TopDrawerSoccer.com, where he was also in the Top 150 nationally of the 2014 recruits...Helped his U-16 FC Sarasota Team to State Cup Finalist...Part of the Region III ODP team in 2009 and 2010...2013 USDA Southeastern Conference Runner-up...Was part of Mu Alpha Theta...Made National Honor Society and an AP+ Scholar...Graduated in top four percent of his class...Chose Lipscomb over Rollins College and Fordham University

Personal: Son of Malia and Scott Paynter...Has three older brothers- Jeremy, Keith and Zach...Plans to major in Business...Favorite professional team is Manchester United...Hidden talents are Golf and Musical Production.